WASHINGTON Apple won a U.S. appeals court ruling that will let it pursue a ban on sales of some Samsung Electronics products that were found to infringe its patents on smartphone features.
The patents are for features that Apple says make its iPhone unique, such as multitouch technology. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company can't block Samsung products for infringing patented designs, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in an opinion posted Monday on its website.
Apple must prove the features were a factor customers used in selecting which smartphone to buy, the court ruled. The ruling gives Apple another chance to curb sales of its top competitor in the $279.9 billion market for smartphones. While many of the phones in this case are no longer sold, Apple has another case against Samsung going to trial in March over newer models, including Samsung's Galaxy S III.
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